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Newspaper
Wilmington Dispatch
Location
Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1917
Page
7
An advertisement touts Pure and Clean Acid Iron Mineral as a economical natural medicine. It claims to strengthen the toiler in mills and the farmer by supplying iron with alcohol to aid digestion and organ function. The Roanoke Chemical Corp. promotes prepaid large-size shipments to drug stores nationwide.
Extra! Extra! New York theaters buzz over a new South American dance named Pom Pom as judges and instructors observe its impact. Prominent dancers including Louis H. Chalif urge a return to sacred art in dance and oppose moves seen as animalistic and degrading.
Envious women urged to use Pompeian Hair Massage to stimulate scalp and roots. The amber liquid allegedly stops dandruff and itching, opens pores for the active ingredients, and leaves hair healthy and attractive. bottles priced 25¢, 50c, and $1 with a booklet included.
National League games include New York at Chicago cloudy Boston at Pittsburgh Philadelphia at St Louis cloudy Brooklyn at Cincinnati clear. American League matchups Chicago at New York St Louis at Boston Cleveland at Washington Detroit at Philadelphia all cloudy. Southern League games Atlanta at Nashville Birmingham at Chattanooga Little Rock at New Orleans Memphis at Mobile all clear.
Pittsburgh 0 Boston 2 Cincinnati 3 Brooklyn 2 Chicago 2 New York 8 St Louis 5 Philadelphia 4 in 15 innings.
A note lists a camping trip to the top of Mt Mitchell on July 16 along with activities including pool tennis basketball and dancing. It mentions married couples taken during June and September and provides an address for Miss Marie G Dwight in Little Switzerland MN.
Results show Columbus 5 Minneapolis 4, Toledo 4 Kansas City 90, Louisville 6 St Paul 0, Indianapolis 1 Milwaukee 3. International League highlights Rochester 7 Buffalo 2, Toronto 33 Montreal 1, Baltimore Newark grounds, Providence Newark rain.
In the Southern Association results Nashville beat Atlanta 8 to 4 while Chattanooga lost 3 to 65 at Birmingham. Rain affected the Memphis Mobile meeting, leaving only three games on the schedule.
Charleston defeated Augusta 4 to 1 and Columbia defeated Jacksonville 7 to 1 in South Atlantic League action.
John J. Blair urges methods to raise teacher salaries citing state law options. He notes current staff quality sustains school thoroughness and skill and proposes possible funding through a new or existing tax or monthly tuition if permitted. He thanks school committees and submits the message as city schools superintendent.
Municipal officials from across New York State gather in Buffalo for an eighth annual conference on state and war problems affecting cities. Governor Whitman and other prominent leaders are slated to speak during the three day program. Separate note mentions Milwaukee area metal works hiring women to fill jobs once held by men.
The piece notes that wartime fatigue did not curb dancing with the onset of war. It observes that enlisted youths are replaced by others and claims dances at social gatherings remain as provocative as before. It critiques the Hawaiian dance as a flashy art form masking street carnival roots.
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